Despite its goals of reducing car commuting and carbon emissions, the District of Columbia is undercharging hundreds of DC government employees for workplace parking and allowing hundreds more not to pay for their parking spaces at all, a new report from the Office of the DC Auditor shows. Keep reading…

Parking still free in Reston; SafeTrack slips on quality; Protected bikeway to Foggy Bottom; More units than occupants, lower rents?; DC house prices boom and bust; Lessons from 40 years of Metro funding woes; Fewer job seekers in the region; Lookout to dorm to luxury apartments; A less vague “Share the Road”. Keep reading…

Builders in downtown Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton are now free to build as little parking as they want, without violating zoning rules or paying extra taxes. The change eliminates a major subsidy to driving and will help these suburban centers evolve into walkable urban areas.
The new policy, enacted as part of the new county budget, is the result of the simpler, more modern… Keep reading…

As TransitCenter and the Frontier Group reported last week, the federal government pays a huge $7.3 billion subsidy to people who drive to work by making commuter parking expenses tax exempt. There are countless reasons for Congress to scrap this poorly-conceived, congestion-inducing subsidy. While policymakers consider the big picture, they also ought to examine how their… Keep reading…

At a forum last month, four candidates for DC mayor argued against a proposal by the Office of Planning to relax minimum parking requirements in transit-rich areas of the city. Andy Shallal and Tommy Wells didn’t address it directly, though Shallal argued for more parking capacity while Wells argued for reducing parking demand. Keep reading…

Comments at a DDOT “parking summit” last night gave a glimpse into the diverse range of attitudes about parking in the District: almost everyone wants more readily available, free parking for people like them.
Some who spoke were residents who wanted more available and free parking on their local streets. Some people with disabilities wanted to have more available… Keep reading…